James McCoy

James McCoy (1877-1911) was an American cowboy.

Biography
McCoy was born in Armadillo, Texas to an Irish-American family that had came to the United States from County Kerry. Raised on a ranch outside of the city, McCoy later became involved in gambling, rustling, and other vices. One day in 1911 McCoy entered the saloon in Armadillo and played a game of cards, winning lots of money. But that night, a bounty hunter named John Marston entered the saloon, having hunted down Mateo Clisante in Mexico. Marston accidentally shoved McCoy, who fell against the side of the piano on the wall next to the staircase. When Marston took out his pistol to make sure that McCoy would not reprise, Jebediah Smart and two others drew guns. Marston backed off, but as McCoy looked at a picture on the wall, Marston shot him in the back. He went on to shoot the others and go upstairs to sleep in his room.